Fernandez-Gimenez, S.

About

Graduate in Physical Education (option educational practices), University of the Republic (Uruguay). Master´s degree in Research in Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Huelva (Spain). PhD. Student in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide (Spain).
Currently professor of the courses Athletics and Artistic Gymnastics in the Degree in Physical Education of the Department of Physical Education and Sports.
Currently responsible for the Laboratory of Research in Human Performance Analysis of the University Development Pole "Physical Education, Health and Quality of Life".

Employment

• Universidad de la República Profesora Adjunta (efectiva)
  2026 - Present
• Universidad de la República Uruguay Prof. Adjunta (G3)
  2022 - 2025
• Universidad de la República Uruguay Prof. Asistente (G2)
  2020 - Present
• Universidad de la República Uruguay Ayudante
  2018 - 2020
• Universidad de la República Uruguay Colaborador honorario
  2017 - 2018

Education

• Universidad Pablo de Olavide Doctorado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y Deporte
  2022 - Present
• Universidad de Huelva Máster en Investigación en Educación Física y Ciencias del Deporte
  2021 - 2022
• Universidad de la República Licenciada en Educación Física Opción Prácticas Educativas
  2016 - 2019

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (13)

• Preschool Environment and 24‐h Behaviour Movement in Uruguayan Early Childhood: A Compositional Data Analysis
  Child: Care, Health and Development 2026 DOI: 10.1111/cch.70341
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• Is the use of and distance to public open spaces associated to compliance of 24-h movement behaviours guidelines in Uruguayan preschool-aged children?
  Sport Sciences for Health 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11332-026-01722-9
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• Association Between the Quality of Public Open Spaces and Their Use for Physical Activity in a Northern City in Uruguay
  Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2026 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0048
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• Associations Between 24‐h Movement Behaviours Guidelines and Physical Fitness in Uruguayan Preschoolers
  Child: Care, Health and Development 2026 DOI: 10.1111/cch.70281
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• Analysis of the use of public open spaces and physical activity levels in children and adolescents from Rivera (Uruguay)
  Health & Place 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103278
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• Results from the Uruguay's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents
  Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jesf.2022.11.005
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• Physical activity-related indicators in children and adolescents in Uruguay: A scoping review based on the Global Matrix initiative
  Frontiers in Public Health 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.954621
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• Actividad física basada en dispositivos versus auto-reporte en estudiantes universitarios uruguayos
  REVISTA MEDICA DEL URUGUAY 2022 DOI: 10.29193/rmu.38.2.4
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• Análisis de los espacios al aire libre para la práctica de actividad físico-deportiva en la región noreste del Uruguay
  2022
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• Concordancia entre ecuaciones de predicción y el método de 1RM en cuatro ejercicios de entrenamiento resistido
  Educación Física y Ciencia 2022 DOI: 10.24215/23142561e222
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